The European Commission has argued that preventing irregular migrant arrivals to Europe is far cheaper than funding subsequent deportations.

The EU will double its funding for Greenland and hopes to ramp up cooperation with Nuuk and other overseas countries and territories, the bloc’s international partnerships commissioner told MEPs on Wednesday, after weeks of heightened tensions and the threat of US military action to seize the island. 

The EU defends temporary carbon border tax exemption for fertilisers for farmers — while tightening the levy on steel and aluminium-heavy products.

Across Europe, mayors and local councillors are facing a disturbing rise in harassment, threats, disinformation, and even physical violence. These aren’t isolated incidents — they are a growing pattern. And they’re not 'just politics'. They are deliberate attempts to silence, intimidate, and push people out of public life, warns the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.

A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for "private" reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, De Morgen, and Dossier Center.

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